“‘Blair Witch‘ is going to play very young,” explains an insider. “They ought to be able to open to $20 million.” The original “Blair Witch Project,” last summer’s sleeper blockbuster, was made independently for about $35,000 and picked up by Artisan. It grossed about $140.5 million in domestic theaters.

“Bedazzled” opened in second place to a better-than-anticipated $13.1 million. “Let’s say they’re down 35%,” a studio source speculates. “That puts them at $8 million. ‘Lucky Numbers‘ could do $8-10 million.”

Another battle is shaping up for fifth place between Buena Vista/Disney’s PG-rated football theme drama “Remember the Titans,” which finished third last weekend with $9.9 million, and Warner Bros.’ PG-13-rated drama “Pay It Forward,” which kicked off to $9.6 million in fourth place.

“‘Titans‘ was only down 24%. Let’s say it drops another 24% and does $7.5 million,” an insider speculates. “‘Pay It Forward‘ will be doing good if it’s down 23% or 24%. That’s going to put both of them at around $7.5 million.”